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The Importance of Graphology In Determining Of The Managerial Qualities Of The Future Women Leaders Within The Z Generation: A Research Done On International Business Management Students Of Coventry University

Res. Asst. Betül Solmaz, +2 more
- 19 May 2017 - 
- Vol. 8, Iss: 3, pp 98-102
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In this paper, the signature analysis of 17 female International Business Management students within the Z generation has been carried out to evaluate the characteristics and qualities of these individuals in order to determine whether they fit the leadership position they are aiming to achieve.
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The Z generation is a name given for the progeny born after the year 1995 and this generation is seen to be extremely different to the previous ones This generation is yet to take place in the world of work Their qualities therefore are different to the previous generations The qualities evolving differently in comparison to the previous generations qualities will also take their place within the world of work approaching Especially for the division within the Z generation who will take the path of leadership and management in their careers, graphology plays a great part in analysing their characteristics and qualities to see if they fit the leadership position they are aiming to achieve Graphology can be described as signature and handwriting analysis used to help with analysing the character of individuals Not every individual is deemed to have leadership characteristics and qualities Those, who hold characteristics that consist leadership within them, becoming managers is considered extremely important within the organizational culture and the maintaining of the organizational structures This research will contain of the signature analysis of 17 female International Business Management students, within the Z generation The result will show whether their characteristics and qualities are fit, or unfit for the course they are undertaking In addition to the research, if the results are meaningful in this case, it will be debated whether the science of signature analysing is compatible with the division of the students who choose to study in the international business management department The evaluation of the received Signatures is thought to be an analysis of the personality structures of these individuals, which will be effective in career management as well as career success and motivation

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Q1. What have the authors contributed in "The importance of graphology in determining of the managerial qualities of the future women leaders within the z generation: a research done on international business management students of coventry university" ?

This generation is yet to take place in the world of work. Especially for the division within the Z generation who will take the path of leadership and management in their careers, graphology plays a great part in analysing their characteristics and qualities to see if they fit the leadership position they are aiming to achieve. This research will contain of the signature analysis of 17 female International Business Management students, within the Z generation. In addition to the research, if the results are meaningful in this case, it will be debated whether the science of signature analysing is compatible with the division of the students who choose to study in the international business management department. 

This study shows that the leadership of z-belt individuals is high, and at the same time, they hold characteristics that are in accordance, it is a positive development for the individuals who will take on leading positions in the future. The authors can say that the students with signatures are from different nationalities, meaning that the general characteristics of the z-generation individuals in the international sense do not vary much. 

The Z generation is self-confident, governed with strong leadership skills, more sensitive to the environment, intelligent, entrepreneurial, and open-minded. 

The characteristics that are emerging from the Z belt are, Tech Savvy, Prematurely mature, Pampered, Empowered, Risk adverse, Protected (Singh, 2014: 59), The 7 characteristics features of the Z belt are: Cynical, private, Entrepreneurial, Multi-tasking, Hyper-aware, Technology-reliant ( growingleaders.com). 

Leader is the person who has blended and assimilated the features of control, devotion, distant vision, intuition, and courage to themselves.- 

Personality analysis, intellectual-behavioural and emotional-related aspects in adults, psycho-emotional problems, compatibility studies in families in married couples, academic and vocational guidance, business counselling, handwriting, signatures, and expert opinion in courts. 

Graphology is the science of handwriting and in analysing personal characteristics and features of people it is an important factor, as such as their words, body language, photos being some of the deciding factors graphology is also a key in theISSN 2411-958X (Print) ISSN 2411-4138 (Online)European Journal of Interdisciplinary StudiesMay-August 2017 Volume 3, Issue 3analysis of personality characteristics. 

The features that must be found in a successful leader can be presented as (Aydın, 1997: 86):- The leader has a personality structure that has developed a sense of self-confidence which also reflects onto those who follow him.- 

The total number of students who are undertaking their first year in the International Business Management course is 112, 43 of the 112 of these students are females. 

In this study, the selected 17 female students of the z belt age group had their signatures analysed to observe whether they hold any leadership qualities and features. 

Z is also referred to by different names; Strauss and Howe describe it as "The New Silent Generation"(Strauss, Howe, 1999: 335), also; 

They interfere with the internet, social media and mp3 players, text messaging, mobile phones, PDAs, YouTube, IPADs, media technologies on a day to day basis. 

The study examined the analysis of signatures of the z-belt female students who study International Business Management at Coventry University to see if there are leadership qualities within them and how effective and relative the course they are undertaking is to them. 

Gen Z, Zs, Gen Z ’ers, iGeneration, Gen Tech, Gen Wii, Net Gen, Digital Natives, Gen Next, Post Gen, and Plurals were used (Wiedmer, 2015:55). 

The things that today's z generation wants are more sensitive to make the world a more liveable place than the previous generations. 

Generally accepted belt classifications are as follows (Cooman and Drics, 2012: 44);• The Silent Generation (1925-1944) .• Baby Boom (1945-1964)• Generation X (1965-1979)• Generation Y (1980-1994)• Generation Z (1995 -...)(academia.edu)Generation